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How to Recycle Paper the Right Way!

Last Updated on September 11, 2020

As a reminder at the beginning of 2018, China, the main global buyer of recycled paper products, stopped accepting ANY paper bales with a 1% contamination rate or higher.

The best recycling facilities are operating at a 4-5% contamination rate. It is so important that we recycle properly to try and get to the 1% rate.
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If you have paper envelopes please remove the plastic windows before recycling. While it might not have been that big of a deal before the contamination rules were placed – it’s incredibly important now to keep the paper as clean as possible!

I used to remove the plastic windows but stopped after reading it wasn't necessary. Guess it's back to removing them again.

I was wondering if paper scribbled on with crayons was ok for recycling. I found conflicting answers, so I guess it's probably better not to put them in the recycling.